Bento Platform - GitHub Pages Site

This repository hosts the Bento Platform website: a statically-generated, bilingual (English/French) Next.js site, deployed to GitHub Pages.

Repository structure

bento-platform.github.io/
├── app/
│   ├── page.tsx              # root redirect stub -> /en/
│   ├── sitemap.ts, robots.ts
│   └── [locale]/             # locale-prefixed routes: /en/..., /fr/...
│       ├── layout.tsx        # header/footer chrome, i18n provider
│       ├── page.tsx          # Home
│       ├── goals/page.tsx
│       ├── features/page.tsx
│       └── releases/page.tsx
├── components/                # shared UI (Header, Footer, cards, timelines, ...)
├── content/
│   ├── types.ts               # shared content shapes
│   ├── en/{goals,features,releases}.ts
│   └── fr/{goals,features,releases}.ts
├── messages/{en,fr}.json      # UI chrome strings (nav, buttons, labels) for next-intl
├── i18n/                      # next-intl routing/config
├── lib/                       # site config + SEO metadata helpers
├── public/images/             # screenshots, logo, OG image
└── .github/workflows/deploy.yml

Local development

npm install
npm run dev

Then open http://localhost:3000/en/ (or /fr/).

Building

npm run build

This produces a fully static export in out/ (next.config.ts sets output: "export"), which is what gets deployed to GitHub Pages — no Node server runs in production.

Updating content

Adding a new release

Edit content/en/releases.ts and content/fr/releases.ts:

• Add the new version at the top of the array with status: "current", and change the previous "current" entry to status: "released".
• Fill in majorMilestones / otherFeatures.

Goals / Features

Edit content/en/goals.ts / content/fr/goals.ts or content/en/features.ts / content/fr/features.ts. Body/bullet text may contain [label](url) markdown-style links, which render as real links via the InlineText component.

Screenshots

Add image files to public/images/, reference them as /images/filename.png from content/*/features.ts, and add their pixel dimensions to IMAGE_DIMENSIONS in components/FeatureShowcase.tsx (required by next/image).

UI text / adding a language

Chrome strings (nav, buttons, footer, etc.) live in messages/en.json / messages/fr.json. To add a new language: add the locale to i18n/routing.ts, add messages/<locale>.json, and add a content/<locale>/ folder mirroring content/en/.

Deployment

Pushes to main trigger .github/workflows/deploy.yml, which builds the static export and deploys it via GitHub Actions to GitHub Pages. In the repo's Settings → Pages, the source must be set to GitHub Actions (not "Deploy from a branch").

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! To contribute:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Submit a pull request

For content updates, please ensure:

• Both English and French content are updated together
• Screenshots are clear and up-to-date
• Canadian English spelling is used consistently (e.g., "organize", "standardize")

Links

• Main GitHub Organization: https://github.com/bento-platform
• Documentation: See individual service repositories for detailed documentation

License

This website is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 (LGPL-3.0). The Bento Platform software components each have their own licenses - see individual repositories for details.

Contact

For questions or support regarding Bento Platform, please visit the GitHub organization or open an issue in the relevant service repository.